Yearly Archives: 2008

In Memorium: Mildred Loving

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Bo

Mildred Loving, an unintentional heroine of the civil rights movement, passed away earlier this month at the age of 68. Mildred, a Black/Native American native of Virginia, along with her white husband Richard, were arrested in July 1958, 5 weeks … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events | 37 Comments

Students say Kal Penn’s Asian American Studies Class A Hit

Posted on May 5, 2008 by John

If you may recall, last year, I reported that Penn was going to be teaching at the University of Pennsylvania. Not only is Kal Penn a successful actor, but he’s a pretty good college lecturer, according to the University of … Continue reading →

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Racism and the Asian Community at Cornell

Posted on May 5, 2008 by John

On April Fool’s day, Cornell blogger (Cornell Watch) D. Evan Mulvihill wrote a satirical posting titled, “Asian Community Center to be Built Adjacent to Uris Library,” with many steroetypes, including the Center to be “replete with a Pokémon Card Trading … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, Observations | 2 Comments

Hello Kitty Cocaine

Posted on May 5, 2008 by John

Speaking of Hello Kitty, I heard while listening to NPR‘s radio show “Wait, wait, Don’t Tell Me” this past Sunday, that earlier this April, Guatemalan anti-narcotics police seized 1.2 tons of cocaine wrapped in “Hello Kitty” on its way to … Continue reading →

Posted in Observations | 8 Comments

A Quick Note About Our New Banner Ad

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Ernie

As you guys might have noticed by now, there’s a banner ad at the top of 8Asians.com. While all advertising usually sucks, I installed an open advertising engine (OpenX) to the website which means that it’ll be easier for me … Continue reading →

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Christian Dior Names New Fashion Model for Japan: Hello Kitty

Posted on May 4, 2008 by Sharon

She’s one of the most recognizable Japanese faces in the world, and I think we’d all agree that she is super, super cute. Now, at age 32, she’s breaking into high-fashion modeling for luxury brands. No, she’s not Utada. It’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Lifestyles | 5 Comments

The Imprisoned Stanford MBA – Stanford grads work to free pal held in China

Posted on May 2, 2008 by John

Earlier this week, I came across this disturbing article in The San Francisco Chronicle, “The Imprisoned Stanford MBA – Stanford grads work to free pal held in China.” The article profiles Jude Shao, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Shanghai … Continue reading →

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Onion News Network: China Celebrates Its Status As World’s Number One Air Polluter

Posted on May 2, 2008 by John

China Celebrates Its Status As World’s Number One Air Polluter You may have heard of the satirical printed and online newspaper The Onion, the self-proclaimed “American’s Finest News Source.” Well, they also have a satirical news program called the Onion … Continue reading →

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Ninja Warrior: The United States needs a Sasuke

Posted on May 2, 2008 by Ben

The Japanese have some of the craziest shows ever. Distributed by Monster9 whom eventually did Viking: The Ultimate Obstacle Course. And you know it’s definitely a big deal if ESPN picked up US distribution rights for Viking. G4 picked up … Continue reading →

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National Geographic: China – Inside the Dragon

Posted on May 2, 2008 by John

I got my copy of the latest May 2008 issue of National Geographic the other day, and the issue is focused on: “China – Inside the Dragon.” As we approach the 2008 Beijing Olympics, I think we’ll be seeing a … Continue reading →

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Fallout Central @ the 2008 Asian Excellence Awards

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Ernie

The guys over at Fallout Central recently got a red carpet press pass to the 2008 Asian Excellence Awards and do what press people do best: interview a bunch of Asian American celebrities about their upcoming projects. Guests included Kaba … Continue reading →

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Kaneshiro to be cast in Onimusha film

Posted on May 1, 2008 by Ben

The Onimusha series for Sony’s Playstation 2 has had a wide following including the fan girls of Takeshi Kaneshiro. And it seems that with the movie in pre-production status currently, there are few things that we know except for the … Continue reading →

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